"Ijaye" meaning in All languages combined

See Ijaye on Wiktionary

Proper name [Yoruba]

IPA: /ì.d͡ʒà.jè/ Forms: Ìjàyè [canonical], Ìjàìyè [alternative]
Etymology: From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + jà (“to fight”) + yè (“to survive”), literally “The act of fighting and surviving”. Etymology templates: {{af|yo|ì-|jà|yè|id1=nominalizing prefix|lit=The act of fighting and surviving|t1=nominalizing prefix|t2=to fight|t3=to survive}} ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + jà (“to fight”) + yè (“to survive”), literally “The act of fighting and surviving” Head templates: {{head|yo|proper noun|head=Ìjàyè|head2=}} Ìjàyè, {{yo-pos|proper noun|Ìjàyè}} Ìjàyè, {{yo-prop|Ìjàyè}} Ìjàyè
  1. (historical) an Ọ̀yọ́ military and trade town founded by a grandson of Aláàfin Abíọdún, Òrìṣàbíyìí. Most of its inhabitants were of the Ẹ̀gbá-Àgùrá subethnic group. It was destroyed by Ìbàdàn during the Ìjàyè war Tags: historical Synonyms: Ìjàyè Orílé
    Sense id: en-Ijaye-yo-name-vVEhVn4S Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header, Towns, Wars Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 28 20 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 26 28 24 Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 24 26 28 23 Disambiguation of Towns: 25 26 33 16 Disambiguation of Wars: 27 31 22 20
  2. (historical) the short-lived Ijaiye kingdom founded in the town of Ìjàyè, which fell at the end of the Ìjàyè war. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Ijaye-yo-name-Z9y~wuHi Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header, Kingdoms, Towns, Wars Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 28 20 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 26 28 24 Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 24 26 28 23 Disambiguation of Kingdoms: 17 35 25 23 Disambiguation of Towns: 25 26 33 16 Disambiguation of Wars: 27 31 22 20
  3. a district in modern-day city of Abẹ́òkúta; founded by refugees of the original town of Ìjàyè
    Sense id: en-Ijaye-yo-name-8Bqw~t1C Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header, Yoruba terms prefixed with i- (nominalizing prefix), Towns, Wars Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 28 20 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 26 28 24 Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 24 26 28 23 Disambiguation of Yoruba terms prefixed with i- (nominalizing prefix): 25 22 32 21 Disambiguation of Towns: 25 26 33 16 Disambiguation of Wars: 27 31 22 20
  4. (historical) the conflict between the kingdom of Ìjàyè and Ìbàdàn from 1861-1862; resulting in the destruction of Ìjàyè. Tags: historical Synonyms: Ogun Ìjàyè, Ogun Bátẹ̀dó
    Sense id: en-Ijaye-yo-name-i4iB74U9 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header, Towns, Wars Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 28 20 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 26 28 24 Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 24 26 28 23 Disambiguation of Towns: 25 26 33 16 Disambiguation of Wars: 27 31 22 20
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